Coldplay Loves Libraries

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The latest proponent of libraries is Coldplay. The band hid lyrics from its new album in ghost stories in libraries around the world, from Singapore to Finland. We aren’t that surprised by Chris Martin’s literary aspirations considering he references Peter Pan on every album.

In the latest issue of Harvard magazine, Nathan Hellerwrites about Arion Press, the last remaining “full-service letterpress in the United States.” Apparently Arion, which has “an in-house foundry where lead is melted into ingots,” sells editions of canonical titles (like Ulysses) that retail for thousands of dollars. (h/t our own Kevin Hartnett)

Director Ava Duvernay has found the lead for her film adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time. Thirteen-year-old Storm Reid will play the lead role of the character Meg Murry, joining a cast that includes Mindy Kaling, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon.